Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
Introduction to the verb driller
The English translation of the French verb driller is “to drill.” It is pronounced as “dree-yeh.”
The origin of the word driller can be traced back to the Old French word “drille,” meaning a small hole or a tool used to make holes. It eventually evolved to mean the action of making holes, hence the verb driller.
In everyday French, driller is most often used in the Subjonctif Présent tense, which expresses a wish, a possibility, or a doubt.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
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Je veux que tu drilles des trous dans le mur. (I want you to drill holes in the wall.)
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Il est possible qu’il drille le sol pour trouver de l’eau. (It’s possible that he drills the ground to find water.)
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Je doute qu’elle drille ce soir, il fait trop sombre. (I doubt that she will drill tonight, it’s too dark.)
Table of the Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of driller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | drille | Il faut que je drille plus dur. | I must drill harder. |
tu | drills | Je préfère que tu drills. | I prefer you drill. |
il | drille | Il est possible qu’il drille. | It’s possible he drills. |
elle | drille | Elle veut que je drille. | She wants me to drill. |
on | drille | Il est important qu’on drille. | It’s important we drill. |
nous | drillions | Il est préférable que nous drillions. | It’s preferable we drill. |
vous | drilliez | Il est nécessaire que vous drilliez. | It’s necessary you drill. |
ils | drillent | Il est essentiel qu’ils drillent. | It’s essential they drill. |
elles | drillent | Il est crucial qu’elles drillent. | It’s crucial they drill. |
Other Conjugations for Driller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb driller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller (this article)
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb driller
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Driller – About the French Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Présent
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Summary
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